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Ms. Whitaker "was an excellent attorney and human being," a friend said.

Gail M. Whitaker, longtime Media Borough Council member and the first Black woman to practice law in Delaware County, has died at 81

Her lifetime career of service to others began as a VISTA antipoverty volunteer in Oregon, Texas, and California in the late 1960s and early ‘70s.

Dr. Viner stands with a painting showing him treating a patient. The piece hangs in the intensive care unit at Cooper University Hospital, which was dedicated to Dr. Viner in 2008.

Edward D. Viner, celebrated chief physician and medical pioneer, has died at 89

Virginia Tech English Professor, Nikki Giovanni speaks closing remarks at a convocation to honor the victims of a shooting rampage at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va., in 2007.

Nikki Giovanni, poet and literary celebrity, has died at 81

Hillel Italie, Associated Press

Mr. DiGuglielmo was named the 2007 Correctional Professional of the Year by the Pennsylvania Prison Society and served on the society’s board from 2010 to 2015.

David DiGuglielmo, retired superintendent at the State Correctional Institution Graterford, has died at 76

Mr. Gerst's "legacy of love and leadership will live on in everyone who he inspired," his daughter, Liz, said.

Eric D. Gerst, lawyer, author, entrepreneur, and social activist, has died at 83

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